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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

It’s what I call “ the evangelical phase ” of a company in which you’re out trying to persuade customers that a product you’ve designed is going to meet their needs better than other solutions on the market. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area. Unique Selling Proposition.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. &# The classic framework for analyzing a firm’s strategic position is Michael Porter’s Five Forces. Your Process Doesn’t Work. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in.

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